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Internet2 IPTV Trial Spring 2011
Walt Magnussen, Ph.D. Texas A&M University
Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC)
David Devereaux Weber
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ellen Vaughn – Internet2
The market
• TAMU – Dorm lines 5,800 on campus – Admin drops 470 – Charge $9.25 per drop
• $5.25 programming • $4.00 infrastructure
– Total cable TV billings $580,000 per year
The market
• Higher Education – There are 1.8 million students living on
campus at over 900 campuses (Source ACUHO-I).
– Assuming approximately the same billing revenue this represents about $200 million per year
Current infrastructure • Analog and digital cable plants
– 550 Mhz – 750 Mhz *** – >1.2 GHz
• Combination of broadband coaxial and fiber optic modulators
Current service providers
• Local Cable TV providers – Programming is whatever is available – Many rural campuses have little to no options
• PVAMU has Northland Cable with 32 channels
• Satellite aggregators such as CTV – Requires local head-end
IPTV Opportunities
• More cost effective distribution – New buildings with Broadband trunk cable
• $12,000 trunk installation • $8,000 distribution
– Specialized programming • International languages • Student programming • Research Programming (the Research Channel) • Sports events
Motivating factors
• New construction – building 32 new apartment buildings. Desire to actually do triple play, voice, data and video over IP.
• Replacement of aging infrastructure. • Expansion of services and channels.
– Additional channels – PPV
IPTV Trial
• Six years in the making • Road block is still retransmission rights
and DRM • System now on line • Trial to begin today • 20 Universities asked to participate
Trial Details • Duration April 17, 2011 to ??? • Goal – to establish a sustainable IPTV service using the Internet2 Backbone • Issues to be assessed
– Content rights – Phase 1 – DRM, especially for laptop and desktop computers – Phase 1 – Multicast support Phase 1 – QoE monitoring Phase 1 – Local Channel ingress Phase 1 – PPV support Phase 2 – HD support Phase 1 – Premium Channel support either phase 1 or 2 – Integration of education and entertainment program guides Phase 1 – International Programming Phase 2 – Emergency Alert Notification support Phase 2 – Additional Athletic content support Phase 2
Program Lineup • ABCNN • ESPN • Lifetime • Starz • Encore • StarzlB • CI • CSPAN3 • IndiePlex • MoviePlex
• The Reserch Channel (in progress) • Pegasus TV (pending) • Al Jazeera (pending)
Project Participants
TAMU ITEC – host site and technical support University of Wisconsin at Madison Invision – technical support, soft client, aggregation support Avail – content and technical support Secure Media – DRM management Internet2 Project facilitation Participating Universities see next slide
Participating Universities • Univ of Arizona • University of Pennsylvania • Ohio State • University of Arkansas • Univ. of Minnesota • Rutgers • Cabrillo • Iowa State • NYSER net • Utah State University • Northwestern University
• Cal State • University of Central Florida • Georgia State • Indiana University • Penn State • University of Wisconsin in
Madison • Case Western University • Texas A&M University • University of Texas • LSU
Requirements for Participating University
• Provide single point of contact • Access to about 50 students in residence
halls • Multicast support to the bed • Purchase at least on set top box • Provide feedback for final report